If only chaning what 'we have always done it this way' was as easy as herding cats. ________________________________ From: Goulet, Richard [mailto:Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:40 PM To: Powell, Mark; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Why use Pro*C for spooling result sets to flat files when you can do the same thing in SQL*Plus? "Once a method for doing specific tasks is in place it takes on a life of its own." How True!!! And changing that method is like herding cats. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Lead PAREXEL International